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| Subject: OZschwitz: Yet another statists' school initiative ends in chaos Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:16 pm | |
| THE federal government's scheme providing high school students with laptop computers is on the brink of collapse, leaving parents with hefty bills and educators with a chaotic start to the school year.
Funding for the program runs out in June, after the then prime minister, Kevin Rudd, made a promise in 2007 - renewed in 2010 - to give all high school students a laptop.
Educators say that, without federal funding, ageing laptops cannot be replaced or maintained.
State and territory governments have flagged the need for extra funding to replace hundreds of thousands of outdated computers that are virtually useless in classrooms. Advertisement
Schools are informing parents they must lease approved laptops for pupils this year, at a cost of hundreds of dollars. Some are telling students to bring their own computers, raising problems of internet capacity, security and provision of software, as well as putting pressure on low-income families.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/computer-cash-in-lap-of-chaos-20130202-2dr65.html#ixzz2JmpSoowI
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